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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13
Neglect in Battle-Fr0st-Fruit.

Dear Neiyhbor Every now and
then, all the way to Leesville, last Sat
urday evening (April p I felt like 1
had left or forgotten something, but
could not tell what, until that night
while at supper at Bro. Joe D. Mitch
ellis message came from John Spann
Iinquiring if I had drought a bundle
for him." Then all was plain: 1
had neglected to bring a pair of store
shoes for my friend; that too after he
had hauled me all the way through
that deep sand few days before. Too
bad. He kindly granted me another
trial.
Sabbath morning! Delightful! !!
Looking at the bees at work I saw the
ground for a few feet in front of two
or three gums" almost covered with
dead bees. Bro. NJ. told me that one
swarm that had eaten up their win
ter's provision had attempted the day
before to enter the gum of another
swarm that had honey. Hence the
fight, and probably a gallon of bees
dead on the battle field. Strange it is
that though the bees all look alike to
human eyes yet they know at once
bees from other hives. In the contu-
sion of battles they can tell all "ene-
my' from friend as quick as thought.
The slain OH the battle field of the
bees was saddening to look at.
Thought of human or inhunaan bat
tie field-a thousand men slain by
their brothers, ard this in the light OF
the Christian religion.
At church I found Superintendent
D. D. D. Mitchell and the school wor-
shipping. The hour of public wor-
ship was not without interest and
profit. Miss Bodie, at the organ with
supporters, leads the singing with SEN
sible tunes.
After dinner with the family of Bro.
and Sister Bodie, Seniors, 1 made
few calls before taking tea with friends
at Mrs. Derricks. A pretty fair con-
gregation to hear a paraphrastic dis
course at night. With many others I
regret that Sister A. o. Watson and
family. after a residence of two years
in Leesville community, are preparing
to move back to Greenville. The sick
ness of their little daughter kept
Brother and Sister,. P. Bodie at home
all day. 1t is gratifying to learn that
the venerable Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Bodie
are manifestly improving in health.
The fruit has been killed only in
part. Seldom, if ever, is the fruit
crop failure at Leesville. S. H. B.
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Truth and Purlty-Br0therhOOd o.
Man FatherhO0d Of God.
BY Rev. T. J. Clyde, Of the Sruth Car
OIina Conference.

BY Rev. T. J. Clyde, of the Sruth Car.
O1ina Conference.
In these days of puerile, obscene
and irreverent literature when a sub
sidized Press teens with publications
adroitly and malevolently designed to
debauch private and public morals,
and fill the homes of this gooGly land
with vice and crime-'tis refreshing to
witness the ever increasing circulation
of the Christian Neighbor. Your
weekly visits have frightened many
fireside, cheered manya weary-footed
toiler in life's rugged ways, strength
ened many a lonely, desponding suf-
ferer, and sent thrill of joy through
many sorroWing heart.
I have noted with admiration the
sturdy individualism of the Neighbor.
In all questions affecting individual or
public welfare your editorial utterances
have harmonized with our highest
ideals of truth and purity. The man.
ly straight of the Neigh-
Gor-turning neither to the right hand
nor to the left-but pursuing with
steady gait and serene benignant coun-
tenance the good and right way is a
picture on which even an angel might
pause to gaze. This world has been a
vast battlefield for ages, and mans
inhumanity to man made countless
thousands mourn. The orphans wall
and widows groans have followed in
the wake of war. Forgetful of the
ties of brotherhood, with amazing,
brutal stupidity and ferocity man has
imbrued his hands in the blood of his
fellow-man for the enthronement OF
some royal knave or tyrant in ease,
luxury and power.
Yours, dear NeighJor, is a message
of peace and goodwill to all men-em-
phasizing the brotherhood of man and
the fatherhood of God.
Undeceived by the ingenious sophis-
tries of the artful, unmoved by the rid
icule of the thoughtless or the frowns
of the base and designing. you have,
with answering fidelity, championed
the cause of Peace, and heralded the
oncoming of that sublime emancipa-
ton when "the sword shall be beaten
into the ploughshare, and the spear
into the pruning hook and when men
shall learn war no more" Already
the "signs of the times" indicate the
advent of new era. True, some fan
cy they can hear the tramp of gather
ing armies whose blood shall redden
the soil of Europe, and whose victories
and defeats shall change the dynasties
and destinies of nations. Neverthe-
less the time hastens apace when the
white-robed Angel of Peace shall smile
over a world redeemed, regenerated,
and disenthralled. While we may
not accept all the articles of your faith,
vet we do most cordially and lovingly
bid you God-speed in the endeavor to-
dethrone the grim Moloch of war, and
promote the interests of the Redeem
er's Kingeom.
Orangeburg, S. c., March, 1887.
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Birth Days.
BY Rev. John w. Mercy, Of the South
Carolina Conference.

Carolina Conference.
Soloman says there is a "time to b.
boin," and from the creation unit
now, nations, kingdoms, empires
great men and small men, grand enter
prises and enterprises not so grand +
have been born. Like other enterpris
es, the Christian Neigh6or had it
birth, and it has been proven that j
was not untimely. I desire on this
your birth day, to give you a smile o
encouragement, and to extend to you 1
hearty we'll done, and q cordial hand
shake, hoping they may stimulate yol
to still greater effort.
In all the ages, from the time of Pha
raoh, it has been common for rulers
and subjects-for nations-to celebrat,
their own, and the birthday of thei
heroes. Evil sometimes follows. Th,
reader will readily call up the result 0
the performance of that silly, foolish
girl, at the entertainment given BY
Herod on his birthday, when she dem
onstrated to the guests, that she hao
"more brains in her heels than she hat
in her head" We Weapprehend no suct
result to-day; for Christian neighbour
never dance. There Is no danger tina
your veteran Editor, hoary with age
and venerable for goodness, will follow
the example of Herod.
These occasions may be made profit
able. 1t should be a day of erdnind
tion. For properly adjusting our rela
tions to God and each other.
Of gratitude. For life. For the
good we have done-for the good We
have received.
Of conservation. We have been
bought with a price. We should "glc
rify God"
OF determination. Tobe wiser, no
lier, happier, and more useful.
Of .fedstia,g. There is no harm ir
eating, so we do not eat too much
not even in having q few extras or
our birthdays.
Of receiving tokens of love aao
Friendship.
Now my dear Neigh6or, I know thai
you and your many friends and admir-
ers, are grateful for your continued ex
istence. May your valuable life bt
this happy day, and let usall examine
and endeavor to correct whatever W.
may find wrong in either our spirit Of
practice, and determine hereafter to bt
happier in ourselves and more usefu
to others.
You will to-day seat your guests tc
an elegant feast-such perhaps as they
have not enjoyed since your last birth
day-consisting not only of substan
tials, but of delicacies usual on such
OCCASIONS: and earnestly hope, you
may receive as tokens Of love from
time to time, a large number of appre'
ciative subscribers, If nothing more.
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Cooperating With the Lord Jesus Christ
By Rev. C. III. Pritchard, Of the South
Carolina Conference.

I congratulate you on another re-
turn of the anniversary of the CHRIS
TIAN NEIGHBoR. It's peace principles
are Christian and should be advocated
earnestly and with prominence. Wal
is an evil of great magnitude and
should be thus represented, denounced
and discouraged. People need light
on the magnitude of the evil and the
means of its avoidance. You are CO.
operating with the Lord Jesus Christ
in the accomplishment of one of the
great ends He had in view in coming
into the world-the universal reign Of
peace. 1t is predicted of Him "ano
He shall Judge among the nations and
shall rebuke many people and they
shall beat their swords into ploW
shares and their spears into pruning
hooks; nation shall not lift up SWORD
against nation, neither shall they
learn war any more"
You are blessed having two strings
to your bow, the pulpit and the press
an editor of a religious paper has 9
grand field for usefulness reaching
hundreds whom he cannot reach
through the pulpit. The revelations o.
eternity will be requisite to disclose
the amount of good you have been in
strumental in accomplishing under
God through the pulpit and the press
Many will rise up and call you blessed
for the good you have done then
through their instrumentalities. Some
wears age, in a conversation with the
| father of our Bro. J. w. Wolling, who
has recently gone as missionary tt
Brazil, in relation to his religious ex
perience he told me that he had teeI
brought to Christ in reading, the
CHRISTIAN NEIGHBoR. You have
reason to "thank God and take cour
age" ito be steadfast, unmovable al
ways abounding in the work of the
Lord forasmuch as you know thai
YOUR labor is not in vain in the Lord. }
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

True success in the line of any study
or other mental exercise is attained by
the doing of good work, rather than
by the having that good work reeog-
nized. Ifa young student does thor
ough piece of work in the preparation
of an essay, and yet fails of getting as
high mark for it as some OF his class
mates who make no such preparation,
he is more successful than he would be
if he did poorer work and took a high.
er stand. It is what man does, not
the estimate which is put on a mans
doing, that is a mans real measure Of
attainment in the world.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

Christian Advocate (Nashville)
comes out, April 2, in new becom-
ing dress. Its former head had too
much fixing" about it; the new head
reminds one of the bonnets of old time
.class-meeting Methodist women-none
the worse for that.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

A nursing mother can best increase
both the quality and quantity of her
milk by drinking freely Of new milk:
If possible, pint should be brought
to her bed before rising in the MORN
ing. Eggs, oysters, cocoa, and the
products of wheat are all valuable.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

If, in the United States, there can
be found any three Congressman,
with any three Railroad men and any
three lawyers-nine men-who agree
as to the meaning of the "Inter-State
Commerce bill" as passed by the late
Congress, let them step to the front
and claim compensation for services
performed, a fee of $l0,0O0,0O0 each.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

Justice II. H. Blease of Newberry,
on his way last week to the United
States Court in Charleston, turned
himself for a little while, and with IA
vor, into the NEIGHBoR Office.
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"Let Thy Words be Few"

In view of the communications O
some of the many friends of the
CHRISTIAN NEIGHBoR which appear
in the present issue (--some of them
quite up to the measure of our de-
serts-) we, editor of nineteen years o
consecutive labor in humility and
gratitude, praise God and thank
friends for the past, and say no mors
beyond substituting the following fol
aught else we might feel inclined to
say:
ANNIVERSARIES.
The anniversary of the birthday
of paper may be celebrated rs well
as that of person-indeed the one
has become as common an event as
the other. Like man reviewing his
life during the last twelve-month the
newspaper may scan its own course
for the same time. Many errors, may
be, have left their marks on its pages
perhaps some have been corrected
friends have been won, others have
been alienated; unkindness or injus-
tice has wounded some, fiattery has
soothed others; one has gone a step
up in life, anothera step down; pros
perity has smiled on this, misfortune
in the form of unpaid subscriptions
has overtaken that; A has found
fault that his contribution was mu-
tilated by the printer, B that his did
not appear at all.
Newspaper life is pretty much like
that of fiesh-and-blood man, only "a
little more So" The newspaper, too,
has conscience-though some rash
speakers have denied it; the newspa-
per, too, has honor, dignity, and even
feelings" to sustain. "Feelings," "
however, are usually frosted till they
are killed or buried beyond purpose Of
resurrection. Unlike mans life, that
of the newspaper may be prolonged
beyond the three score years and ten,
but with the disadvantage always at
tending a change of motive power.
The same hand is not at the helm, the
same brain and heart do not give tone
and andenergy-individuality-life-toth the
creation 1t is as if some stranger
came to take the vacated place of a
friend. All is new and unknown.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

The German Parliament will not
exempt theological students from mil
itary services.-Erch0nge.
If theologians and theological stu,
dents may preach war why should
they not fight in war?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

Mrs. A. o. Watson and children
passed through the city April 5, en-
route from Leesville to Greenville
where they 7ill join Bro. Watson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

The colored Methodist church, Eds
to Island, was destroyed by fire March
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

Albert H. Mowry has been appoint
ed post master at Charleston vice F. F.
Huger, deceased. A surprise to many.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

During twenty-five years the
Friends in the London Yearly Meet
ing have had an increase of 1879.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

From whence come wars and fight
ings among you? Come they not
hence, even of your lusts that soar IN
yOuT naemberS?n
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

land by far the safest) is "to love God
with all thy heart, and thy neighbor
as thyself." May God crown your eff
forts, dear Neigh6or.
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CONGRATULATIONS,

dear Neighbor, on your continued
healthy and useful existence. Life is
an inestimable blessing; but how our
conceptions of its value are frightened,
when it is devoted to the exalted OBJ
jects of modifying human suffering,
and of promoting human happiness,
with the outcome of growing useful
ness. Such, in good measure, has
been the lively career of the Neigh6or
as it has gone forth from week to week
for nearly twenty years in the interest
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-13

Some of your friends will doubtless
select some special subject upon which
to prepare contributory article for the
10th anniversary of the Christian
Neighbor. I hope you will allow me
the liberty of making sort of variety
contribution. First of all, I offer my
sincere
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-17
MUST HAVE CORRECT TIME.

The System Adopted by the Pan handle
to Secure Uniform Time and safety From
Accidents.
The new order. which went into effect on
the Pan Handle road the first of this month,
Is said 10 be causing some dissatisfaction
among the employees on the Western div
iSiOn. This, it is stated by an official of the
road. was the case for time, but the dis
SATISFACTION Is now disappearing. The
order which was put into effect the first of
January. requires each conductor and each
engineer to have his watch examined once
every three months by the company's exam
iner.
Each person will be furnished with GER
tifcate from the company which must be
signed by the examiner before he can use
the watch examined, while in the employ
of the company. No charge is made
against the owner of the watch for this eX-
animation. but should the watch fail To
come up to the standard of excellence re-
Quired il has to be replaced by one that will.
Altogether there are four examiners on
the Pan Handle lines, at Pittsburg, Column
bus, Richmond. Ind, and at Indianapolis.
Ii Is stated that of the watches examined
50 far, nine out of every ten, or over ninety
per cent were condemned. This was what
caused the most dissatisfaction, as the men
were required to get new timepieces.
Ii the watches examined are found to
need cleaning they may be left with the
company's examiner for that purpose, or if
the owner desires, he Is at liberty to tai Q
his watch tO his own matchmaker. The
watch, however, which he carries during
the time his own is being examined must
also be examined by the eOmpany's ex-
aminer, and for this examination the ex-
am ner is entitled TO fee Of 25 cents.
whtre the watch TO be repaired is left with
the examiner. a watch will be loaned by him
to the owner to be used during the time the
watch is under repairs.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-17
Free Trade.

The reduction OF internal revenue and
the taking off of revenue from Proprie-
tary Medicines no doubt has largely bene-
fitted the consumers, as well as relieving the
burden Of home manufacturers Especially
is this the case with GREEN'S August
FT0trer and Boschee's German Syrup. as
the reduction of thirty-six cents per dozen.
has been added TO increase the size OF the
bottles containing these remedies,
thereby giving One-fifth more medi-
iine in the IS cent size. The August
F1Olrer tor Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint,
md the German Syrup for Cough and
Liver troubles, have perhaps, the largest
sale of any other medicines In the world.
The advantage of increased size Of the
bottles will be greatly appreciated by the
sick and afflicted, in every town and VII
lage in civilized countries. Sample bottles
for 10 cents remain the same si1e.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-17

At meeting of the Equal Rights league
on last Monday evening, member thereof
reported that certain teacher had waited
on members of the school board, urging the
erection of the building on Fair street, etc,
and that the colored people did not know
what they wanted, etc. The teachers have
all been interviewed in regard to the above
statement and they pronounce it false
hood, and regard the gentleman who made
the report as doing them quite an inhuman
act, to manufacture such statement and
report 1t as truth. The teachers would
rather state that they favor all the rights of
their own people guaI anteed by the laws OF
the land, and will ever be found in the fore
most rank and file where they naturally be
long, advocating the same. All statements
to the contrary, in the future, must be re-
garded as gross misrepresentation and un-
becoming to the veracity and exalted posi-
ton Of the teacher. JUSTICE.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-17
CALLED TO REST.


Death OF mr D. w so"aer
business Man OF springhe'" anu ,"'u"'
bus.
This morning the sad news of the death
q, ur " Sender of Columbus. reached
.n,-. .;., NJ So,1ar ,,s vary we'll knoxn
'''s e'S. M , ,.,''', - -.
IN this city p"'h SOCIALLY a"" Ill o"''"ea'
way. He was the proprietor OF tue mlili-
nery store on west Main street, which Is
MANAGED nv Mrs. Percy Craig, and which
j., a., to,n, ,,ho
was ioi'''eii' o""," W ~" NJ
died seferai hioht"s as"' ooh'eii'i''s -"' .
Souder's death the Columbus Journal OF
this morning saws:
WI. !, hos haan pnders,ood for some
,o,,ha ,ha, ba might mass AWAY at any
,in'e "a, having dined With the family on
Sa,nrjar and rscaiyed SONG friends who
called later in the day. il was not Thought
thot the and could he 90 near During ALI
tha day Saturday he seemed AS bright
and str,pg as n. any time during
tha mas, ten davs but in the even
in he grew aIarmipsly worse. The
family yare arouno him in the early
nart of the night but with characteristic
ihnrgbtfnIness he rsouasted them all 10 re-
,;ra and be was left with an attendant.
Snop after midnight however. it was
found tha, he was sinking and the friends
we're snon around his bedside. Mr.. S0uder
,yas narfactIv conscious and aware of his
annrnacbing dissolution up till within two
or tbrae minutes of his death. AT about 8
o'cIock he passed Quietly and peacefully
-. A., H. or,,s Of NJ priybt
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-17

W. B. Baker, sheriff, to Caspar Engert,
lot on west Main street: So, $50.
Caspar Engert to Alfreund THEM, lot on
west Main street: So. 100.
VIM. jenkins TO John Spence, ll3iz
acres of land in Pleasant township; 81
coo.
Rebecca J. Donovan to Thomas B. Min
mich, acre land in German township:
$500.
George +. Harris to John Weber, acres
land in Springfield township: $3.50.
John Spence 10 Wm. Jenkins. l22 acres
land in Pleasant township: So,
Jacob y. Lott to Alvin V. WolfOrd, lot
in Selma: $3.50.
W. F. Haen 10 John Haen, an undivided
interest in land in MoOrefieid township: 81.
Isaac J. Price 10 Sina A. Hoffman, lot OF
south Limestone street: $4,000.
Mary Z. Collins Ia William Z. Woodland,
one-half acre land in German township:
$40.
Sallie Z. Harrison to Clara +. Raw and
Rebecca A. Haen. lot on Race street: $500
Henry Balmer to Walter VI. Morgan, one
acre land in Pleasant township: 500.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-17
Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Little.

Mrs. Elizabeth Little, mother of Hon.
John Little, died at her home near Selma
Saturday morning Of consumption. She
was eighty-three years old. Three
sons, John. Asa and Jerry, and
three daughters mourn her loss.
Mrs. Little. with her husband, To-
Gated in Greene county many years ago,
on farm in Ross township, since which
time their home has been one of the most
hosptable in Greene county. The funeral
arrangements have not yet been definitely
announced. awaiting the arrival of Con-
gressman Little, now at Washington.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-17
ATONGUE IN KNOTS.

contracted malaria in the swamps of
Louisiana while working for the telegraph
company. and used every kind of medicine
could hear of without relief. l at last
succeeded in breaking the fever. but il cost
me over sl00 90, and then my system was
prostrated and saturated with malarial
poison and became almost helpless.
finally came here, my mouth SO filled with
sores that could scarcely eat. and my
tongue raw and flied with little knots.
Various remedies were resOrted to without
effect. bought two bottles Of b. b. B.
and it has cured and strengthened me. All
sores of my mouth are healed and my
tongue entirely clear of knots and soreness,
and feel like new man,
Jackson, Tenn, April 20, 1886.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-17

On Saturday evening three bakers, two
employed at Charles Renchler's bakery and
one working for kiefer Bros, went out be
yond Lagonda in a sleigh. When about a
mile away from that place the horse SHE'D.
upSerting the sleigh and breaking the
shafts. The boys footed it home, one
leading the horse and the other two pulling
the sleigh. II was great procession.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-17

The terms Never despair" and while
there's life there's hope" are the notices Of
DR.. McMunn. Treats his patients TO cure
them, and uses without prejudice or regard
for schools or ''pathys" whatever will &C
complish that result. A man of 25 years
successful experience. Consultations in
person or by mail free to all. Permanently
located at Springfield, o. Institute, labor
story and dispensary at III South Market
street. Hours s a. IN. to Q D. III.